vestal virgin

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vestal virgin

• 1. N (in ancient Rome) one of the four, later six, virgin priestesses whose lives were dedicated to Vesta and to maintaining the sacred fire in her temple (古羅馬的)維斯塔貞女; 終身奉獻(xiàn)給維斯塔女神，并在她的廟里守衛(wèi)圣火的貞女，早期是四個(gè)，后期是六個(gè)

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